Fun Phonetic Alphabet quiz.

[MossRoad]

Some of our younger ones pronounce Z as zee which causes much confusion, I attribute most of this to a sesame st education.
There is a popular suburban pub called the Enzed which has an over representation of Kiwis, the former group cannot relate the name.

OK, I have to ask, how do you pronounce Z?

 

[bunyip]

ZED....
Why Do the British Pronounce "Z" as "Zed"?

 

[Wagtail]

OK, I have to ask, how do you pronounce Z?

Zed.

...which is fun when referring to the band "Zed Zed Top" or an American vehicle such as a 'Chevy Silverado Z(ed)71'.

 

[k0ua]

Many amateur radio operators in other English speaking countries including the USA pronounce the letter Z as "Zed" also. Seems some of your guys habits have rubbed off on us too..

 

[bunyip]

USA is the only country that does not pronounce Z ZED.
We also have chips and not fries, soft drink not soda, a scotch and dry which I think you call ginger and hash browns I had never heard of until McDonalds arrived.

 

[coldsteelva]

This whole mess about phonetics can turn (like many situations) into a total Charlie Foxtrot if one is not careful.

 

[k0ua]

USA is the only country that does not pronounce Z ZED.
We also have chips and not fries, soft drink not soda, a scotch and dry which I think you call ginger and hash browns I had never heard of until McDonalds arrived.

I bet you guys don't eat Chicken and Waffles either...... and for that matter I don't either.

 

[MossRoad]

I bet you guys don't eat Chicken and Waffles either...... and for that matter I don't either.

Gotta try 'em just once. Then make the decision. :licking:

 

[bunyip]

I bet you guys don't eat Chicken and Waffles either...... and for that matter I don't either.

I'll raise you the South Australian floater, a meat pie topped with tomato sauce sitting in a bowl of pea soup, no other state claims this delicacy but they are called crow eaters.
Feel free to try it, there is no copyright as far as I am aware:ashamed:

 

[k0ua]

Gotta try 'em just once. Then make the decision. :licking:

I am not trying Lutefisk (fish soaked in lye) or Surstromming (rotten fermented herring) either. Although I would try chicken and waffles before either of those.